Sailing: Volvo Ocean Race fleet to battle in Auckland for in-port raceIt'll be Vestas' first in-race action since they vessel had been repaired. After sustaining damage in a collision in Hong Kong, the yacht was transported to Auckland where it was built back to race shape. The fleet had a practice race on Friday around a ...03/8/2018 - 3:51 pm | View Link

Volvo Ocean Race mooring itself to the Kai Tak Sports Park will put sailing on the map in Hong KongThere’s no prize money for coming first in a Volvo Ocean Race, just the prestige of leading the field in the world’s toughest and longest sporting event. But in 15 days, Hong Kong became the real winners. Apart from the Hong Kong team Sun Hung Kai ...02/3/2018 - 8:31 am | View Link

Sydney to Hobart: Sailing Sheppard siblings share brotherly love on Black SheepMany sailors consider the Sydney to Hobart yacht race to be one of the toughest ocean races in the world, but brothers on Black Sheep can still find special sibling moments amid storms. Four years ago Derek and Martin Sheppard were sailing on separate ...12/23/2016 - 4:11 am | View Link

Sailing-Heavy wind forces pause in America's Cup showdownOrganizers set strict limits on wind speeds in the America's Cup after Swedish team Artemis Racing suffered a fatal training accident ... capsize that cost it the race, Sunday's matches were among the most thrilling in yacht-racing history.09/17/2013 - 12:10 pm | View Link

UPDATE 2-Sailing-Heavy wind forces pause in America's Cup showdownOrganizers set strict limits on wind speeds in the America’s Cup after Swedish team Artemis Racing suffered a fatal training accident ... capsize that cost it the race, Sunday’s matches were among the most thrilling in yacht-racing history.09/17/2013 - 11:14 am | View Link

Boat testsIndepth yacht reviews and boat tests from the experts at Yachting World - we test the latest and best models from Gunboat, Solaris, Moody and Oyster03/15/2018 - 1:28 pm | View Website

Single-handed sailingFalling overboard while single-handed ocean sailing is almost certainly fatal, as there is no one to attempt to recover the crewmember who has fallen overboard.03/15/2018 - 9:17 am | View Website

Herreshoff Marine Museum & America's Cup Hall of FameHearst preferred to run a long race on the American Yacht Club’s 80-mile course in the deeper waters of Long Island Sound. NORWOOD preferred a shorter race in the ...03/14/2018 - 1:40 am | View Website

International competitors braced for Sydney to Hobart ...The tragedy of 1998 has served only to increase the pulling power of the iconic Sydney to Hobart yacht race.12/25/2017 - 11:25 am | View Website

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